DeVos Pal, Eddie Rispone: School Vouchers Give Public Schools “Influence” to Not “Go Out of Business.”
Eddie Rispone is the former chair of the Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), a state branch of the American Federation for Children (AFC), the school choice organization formerly chaired by US ed sec, Betsy DeVos, and also the former treasurer of the Louisiana Federation for Children Action Fund PAC.
Rispone is in the November 16, 2019, runoff for Louisiana governor against incumbent John Bel Edwards.
In his views on education, Rispone follows the lead of DeVos.
In this June 2016 video, LFC chair Rispone is pitching for Louisiana school vouchers.
I have transcribed the 2 1/2-minute video in full, below:
I would ask that this (fully funding Louisiana school vouchers) is not a Democrat, this is not a Republican, this is not affluent, this is not a low- or middle-income issue. This is for our children.It’s the only way we’re going to improve our society.We have a system that has really deteriorated over the last forty to fifty years. Mediocricy (sp.) is now considered excellent.The only way we’re going to improve that is through, through choice, and giving them choice. That does two things: One, it gives the parent that is not happy with the school that they’re in an opportunity to go find a school that would make them happy. The thing that tha does, it creates, even in the traditional public schools, it creates influence for those who truly care about the kids in the traditional public school system, and truly want to improve that system, it given them the influence to make the change because if they don’t, they’re going to go out of business. So, it’s the same thing that happened to Chrysler, the same thing that happened CONTINUE READING: DeVos Pal, Eddie Rispone: School Vouchers Give Public Schools “Influence” to Not “Go Out of Business.” | deutsch29
